Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-08-18
NUMBER 25.
Another Quarter Heard From.

frightened in regard to the .sdire
effects" Of the adoption Of the ssIo-
cal option law" as set forth BY one
who reads his own s'hand writing up-
on the wall" and who is so very
anxious about the '.colicky babie IS
who won't have toddy to straig ht-
en- them out. Let me say that I
have raised six babies past the COL
icky age without drop of whisky !;
in fact, ! should fear a much greater
evil were to give that prescription.
He dlscourses learnedIy on the 9Th
clause of the law, bat Of the Sth or
9th l haven't them before mel he is
mum. The codicil, so as to speak
Of the wiil-which adds to or takes
from-and which reads, in effect:
"All these sections are not 70 affect IL.
any scay the use Of satch IN medicine,
science or art. -
Perhaps some Of you who remem-
Der, some two or three years ago, in
letters published from me, said,
''the time would come when the Is.
sue would be raised" Il has come,
and for one feel like shouting, hal
leluiah! now more than ever IN my
life. My friends, when you think
that nine-tenths of ali the crimes
committed are directly or Indirectly
caused by liquor drinking, and by
the passing of the Law the little ones
now on the stage Of life, and those
unborn, will not have to contend
against it, I think the millennium
must be near at hand. II liquor is
not used it cannot intoxicate.
'tProhibitlon does not prohibit" I"
is the cry. It may not, entirely, yet
but the walls Of Rome were not
built in day. Many of you remem-
Der that in our own county . young
girl was murdered by her lover.
What was the inclting power? He
would never have committed such q
deed had it not been urged against
his better nature, (for he had kind
ly hearty but the demon drink, Co
which he turned, incited him.
Weak" says some one. Suppose
he was weak; so much more reason
he should be protected. A strong
nature would not drinki set that
down, win you. Think, OIL think
earnestly, before you decide against
this law, Of the once happy homes
turned into hells, by the head Of the
household debasing himself; think
of the crippled children, IN soul and
body, caused by drink. The inno-
cent suffer more than the guilty.
GIRLS, q word to you; don't marry
man to reform him. In . life Of
nearly half century, I have one bit
Of experience garnered up for your
benefit. A very small portion Of the
reformed drunkards, over 80 years
Of age, stay reformed, 50 take one
that needs no reformation. There
are such young men. Of the "white
cross" who are believers in pure
morals; you will find no drunkArds
among them.
am glad, so glad. that many OF
the physicians OF Charlton county,
by conspicuous absence, showed
their appreciation OF the proposed
law, and their allegiance to the reign.
ing powers. and believe also that
some of those present at those meet
ings will fail to keep to the spirit OF
the Resolutions by the Doctors.''
i do believe that even as In Christ's
time there are those casting out dew
ills who have not had Chrlst's hands
laid upon them. These you Will tlnd
doing good deeds (preachlng tenn
perance) with one hand, and doing
evil with the other (yillifying such
men as Honorable Isaac Morehead.)
1 lived near to the family OF the lat.
ter when Dan X. Shields was ssdoing
good in Salisbury, and can testify
to the uprightness and sterling quail
tiles of this family.
l will only say further to NJ. D.,
in the words Of Carlysle to the work.
ing man, hoping It may have the
same effect as it did on those long
deluded victims.
"No man opprcsses thee, OIL free
and Independent franchise; but does
not this stupid pewter pot soppress
thee? No SON of Adam can bid thee
come or go; but this absurd pot OF
heavy-wet, this can and does. Thou
art the thrall, not Of Cedric the Sax
on, (Mo. Leeislature) bnt VI thy
own brutal appetites and this scorn-
dish of liquor; thou pratest Of thy
liberty! thou entire bIockhead.
So, for fear you'll cry, tout Of
woman's place." I'LL add:
'sThey talk about q woman's sphere,
AS though it had limit;
There's not place IN earth or heav-
en-,
There's not a task to mankind
given,
There's not blessing or . woe,
There's not a whispered yes or no,
There's not life, or death, or birth.
That has a feathers weight OF
worth,
Without woman's in it.